Alternative Therapy

Thyroid Issues

2011-07-01T01:48:00.000-04:00

What do you do when your Thyroid is out of wack. Meaning according to your doctor you have a hyper or hypo thyroid problem.

What did the doctor say caused it?

What about the symptoms that go with this problem? and what are you doing to prevent them. i.e. like leg pain, water retention, how about sweat spells, muscle stiffness... can't walk (severe case).

What does your doctor tell you to take for this?

Garlinase May Lower High Cholesterol

2011-01-16T17:32:00.000-05:00

Garlinase Fresh enables you to enjoy all the health benefits of fresh garlic, without having garlic breath. One tablet of Garlinase Fresh contains 5000mcg of allicin. Allicin is a garlic component that provides multiple health benefits. It is extracted by a unique Swiss-patented process that ensures freshness and facilitates the best possible absorption by the human body.

Each Garlinase Fresh tablet is enteric-coated so that it can bypass the acidic stomach environment which partially destroys allicin before it can be absorbed. Having passed the stomach’s harsh conditions, allicin reaches the small intestines where it is released and effectively absorbed.

For centuries, the culinary herb garlic has been used to cleanse the body of various common causes of illnesses, like bacteria, viruses and fungus. It can also reduce cholesterol levels, prevent the build-up of plaque in the arteries and increase the level of insulin in the blood to help counter diabetes.

http://www.vitabase.com/supplements/heart-health/enzymatic-therapy-garlinase-fresh.aspx

I went to the health food store looking for something in the garlic dept. that would lower my cholesterol. The counter person told me this product was the best on the market. A box of 30 of these cost $10.63.

After taking these for a month, I went in for cholesterol blood tests and my cholesterol was lower. LDL (bad cholesterol) dropped 45, and Trig dropped 72. HDL stayed the same which is fine and in range.

High Cholesterol and Coenzyme Q10

2010-12-28T15:44:00.002-05:00

I wondered the other day when I was at CVS..., the most expensive vitamins must be necessary for some reason. Like Q10. Have you seen the price of that one? Depending what mfg makes it, it could be quite pricey. To get a generic brand (which I have), you would pay $16.00, 30 pills, 100mg. That is .50 cents a pill per day.

Some people who have high colesterol are given a "statin" drug by prescription. In my opinion "statin" drugs are given a bad rap for the side effects. IF you have a life and death situation where you need to take a "statin" drug prescribed by a physician... then talk to your doctor about taking a Q10 with your "statin" drug.

Some researchers think that taking a coenzyme Q10 supplement may reduce the risk of serious muscle damage (rhabdomyolysis). And some small reports suggest that troubling side effects — muscle and joint aches — from statins might be reduced if you take coenzyme Q10 along with a statin.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/coenzyme-q10/AN01541

List of some "statins" are": Lipitor, Zocor, Atorvastatin, Cerivastatin, Fluvastatin, Lovastatin, Mevastatin, Pitavastatin, Pravastatin, Rosuvastatin, Simvastatin, and other combinations like Simvastatin+Niacin extended release.

Is there a cholesterol problem in this world... or a happy drug industry of "statins" with numbers to fit most people's cholesterol tests? Let's look at statistics: Pfizer had $$$12.4 billion dollars in sales in 2008 for their "statin" drug. How many people do you suppose that would be?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statin

Statin drugs would not be my first drug of choice - but if necessary to take, consider taking Q10 to go with it.

Lycine Food Ranking TOP 16

2010-12-24T13:34:00.004-05:00

Lysine, or L-lysine, is an essential amino acid. That means it is necessary for human health but the body can't manufacture it; lysine has to be gotten from food. Amino acids like lysine are the building blocks of protein. Lysine is important for proper growth, and it plays an essential role in the production of carnitine, a nutrient responsible for converting fatty acids into energy and helping to lower cholesterol. Lysine appears to help the body absorb calcium, and it plays an important role in the formation of collagen, a substance important for bones and connective tissues including skin, tendon, and cartilage.

Most people get enough lysine in their diet, although athletes, vegans who don't eat beans, and burn patients may need more. Not enough lysine can cause fatigue, nausea, dizziness, loss of appetite, agitation, bloodshot eyes, slow growth, anemia, and reproductive disorders. For vegans, legumes (beans, peas, and lentils) are the best sources of lysine.

http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/lysine-000312.htm

Lycine Food Ranking Top 16 - Rank Food Name:

Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning Lysine: 4402mg
Turkey, fryer-roasters, light meat, meat only, raw Lysine: 4221mg
Turkey, fryer-roasters, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted Lysine: 4197mg
Turkey, fryer-roasters, breast, meat only, raw Lysine: 4176mg
Turkey, fryer-roasters, light meat, meat only, cooked, roasted Lysine: 4065mg
Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids Lysine: 4039mg

Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids Lysine: 4039mg

Fish, ling, cooked, dry heat Lysine: 4029mg

Fish, pike, northern, raw Lysine: 4018mg

Fish, cod, Pacific, cooked, dry heat Lysine: 4015mg
Fish, pike, northern, cooked, dry heat Lysine: 4013mg
Fish, cod, Pacific, raw Lysine: 4009mg
Fish, cusk, raw Lysine: 4009mg
Fish, ling, raw Lysine: 4009mg
Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat Lysine: 4007mg
Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, raw Lysine: 4004mg

http://nutritiondata.self.com/

Gram Conversion Milligram Conversion

2010-12-24T12:48:00.000-05:00

In the Vitamin C Deficiency article it mentions taking "6 grams" a day of Vitamin C and Lysine: "The Pauling associates relate that end stage arteriosclerosis patients have been completely cured by high dosage Vitamin C and lysine often within weeks."

My vitamins are all listed in milligrams and I was curious what the conversion was to grams. According the measurement: 1000 milligrams equals 1 gram.

The Vitamin C, I take states it is 1000 mg. In order for me to get 6 grams of Vitamin C..., I would have to take 6 of those. WOW. Will look in the Health Food store and see the milligram range in Vitamin C, and Lysine.

Vitamin C Deficiency

2010-12-24T12:34:00.002-05:00

The late Dr. Linus Pauling and his associates were convinced that the arteriosclerotic plaque is formed because of a deficiency of Vitamin C. In their explanation of arteriosclerosis the structural protein (collagen) of arteries is lacking due to Vitamin C deficiency. This causes the body to supply lipoprotein (a) to these weak areas in an attempt to patch the weakness. This substance lipoprtotein (a) is very sticky and when it deposits onto an injured artery surfaces it seizes platelets, calcium, fibrin and cholesterol from the blood which causes a deposit (plaque) that narrows the opening in the artery. These narrowed openings can proceed to clot over (heart attack, stroke, or gangrene), produce symptoms (angina, leg pain with exertion, brain symptoms from lack of adequate blood flow) and small pieces of fibrin clot may break off the plaque and are thrown to arteries more distant again producing strokes, heart attack and gangrene.

In 1994 Linus Pauling and his associates announced that arteriosclerosis could be cured by a substance important in making collagen (lysine 6 grams daily) and large doses of Vitamin C (6 grams daily). The Pauling associates have never seen an individual who was taking 10 grams of Vitamin C daily who had any evidence of arteriosclerosis. Ninety five per cent of patients with advanced arteriosclerosis admitted they took no Vitamin C or less than 500 mg. daily. These findings have been confirmed by the Life Extension Foundation of Hollywood, Florida.

The Pauling associates relate that end stage arteriosclerosis patients have been completely cured by high dosage Vitamin C and lysine often within weeks. These individuals lose their anginal pain, blood pressure drops to normal, arterial blockages disappear, lipid profiles become normal, and energy increases. They become able to pass treadmill tests normally.

http://www.newswithviews.com/Howenstine/james23.htm

Homocysteine is Not a New Story

2010-12-24T00:38:00.000-05:00

Homocysteine is Not a New Story by Dr. Deborah Baker

Also from the Life Extension article – “The homocysteine theory of cardiovascular risk was first tested and published by Dr. Kilmer McCully in 1969, but, with everyone focusing on cholesterol at that time, his findings were ignored. Finally, almost 30 years later, the word is out on homocysteine. In addition to NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, articles have been published in Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Prevention magazine and more.”

Homocysteine levels rise as people age. Therefore, any anti-aging program must take homocysteine level control into consideration. Lowering homocysteine has benefits beyond heart protection. When the blood supply to the heart is blocked, a heart attack results. When blood to the brain is blocked, a stroke results. If the penile artery is occluded, impotence results. Blockages in the extremeties results in intermittent claudication or pain in the affected extremity.

Homocysteines relationship to heart disease may explain some things that cholesterol never could. These B vitamins and homocysteine are so interrelated that homocysteine levels could be used to assess vitamin status. This could explain the increase in heart disease which has occurred in women over the past two decades which coincides with the use of birth control pills. Birth control pills deplete vitamin B6 and raise homocysteine levels. Smoking, a known risk factor for heart disease, also depletes vitamin B6 and smokers generally have low levels of folio acid and vitamin B12...all needed for homocysteine metabolism. Its not surprising that the statistics linking smoking to heart disease are similar to those linking high homocysteine levels to heart disease.(l)

The homocysteine story may explain some of the increases in heart disease that the cholesterol scare never could. We also know now that things like taking birth control bills and smoking deprive the body of vitamin B6 (and also B12 and folic acid in smoking). These both add to the risk of heart attack and it may be because of the effect on the homocysteine nutrients that they pose risk.

In general I recommend about 500 mg of TMG per day, 800 mcg of folic acid, (preferrably in the active MTHF form) 500 mcg of B12, 25 mg of B6 and 5 mg of zinc. This should of course be taken in divided doses over the day.

http://y2khealthanddetox.com/truthchol.html

Elevated Homocysteine Leads to Vascular Damage

2010-12-24T00:26:00.000-05:00

If unhealthy levels of homocysteine accumulate in the blood, the delicate lining of an artery (endothelium) can be damaged. Homocysteine can both initiate and potentiate atherosclerosis. For example, homocysteine-induced injury to the arterial wall is one of the factors that can initiate the process of atherosclerosis, leading to endothelial dysfunction and eventually to heart attacks and strokes (Gallai 2001, Papatheodorou 2007). Several studies have shown that homocysteine can inflict damage to the arterial wall via multiple destructive molecular mechanisms (Zeng 2003, Hofmann 2001, Osanai 2010).

http://www.lef.org/protocols/heart_circulatory/homocysteine_reduction_01.htm

You can measure your homocysteine levels with a simple blood test. And you can lower homocysteine naturally, without drugs. Here’s what you should take to keep it in check... you can find these nutrients at most health food stores. (Amounts are daily)

Vitamin B12 – 500 mcg
Folic Acid – 800 mcg
Vitamin B6 – 25 mg
Riboflavin (B2) – 25 mg
TMG (trimethylglycine) – 500 mg

http://telomeraseactivation.org/google/ta65/?gclid=CPbU58Pmg6YCFc9a7AodJR06pQ

The reason I brought this topic up is because today on the news they said there was a new drug that can turn back the clock. There were a few interviews and the older women stated they felt better and saw drastic changes using this new drug. The new drug is called: TA65 from TA Sciences. The news also said a bottle cost $600. Ok, not everyone has 600 dollars.

Is the secret to the fountain of youth and turning back the hands of time actually lowering your homocysteine levels?

Foods That Shrinks Blockage

2010-12-22T17:09:00.000-05:00

In the book "Foods That Fight Pain" it says: "Dr. Dean Ornish, a young, Harvard-trained physician, showed that indeed, heart disease can be reversed. His research papers in the Lancet in 1990 and the Journal of American Medical Association in 1995 are now milestones of modern medicine."

Who has heard of arteries cleaning themselves?

I have a list on my frigerator of foods that do that very thing. Magnesium: Brown Rice, Spinach, Broccoli, Baked Potatoes, Bananas. Niacin: Chicken breast, Tuna, Wholegrain Bread. Vit B12, Vit D: Oysters, Salmon, Tuna, Clams. Folic Acid: Pinto Beans, Navy Beans, Asparagus, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts.

I make sure something on this list is part of my every meal at supper time.

Cranberry Juice Helps Reduce High Cholesterol Levels

2010-12-22T16:19:00.000-05:00

Drinking cranberry juice daily may help to increase levels of HDL, (good cholesterol) and reduce levels of LDL, (bad cholesterol). The knock on effect is less of the bad cholesterol clogging the walls of your arteries which puts less strain on the heart.

http://www.examiner.com/natural-beauty-in-portland-me/cranberries-music-sweet-sound

I keep Ocean Spray Craisins Dried Cranberries in the frigerator. A 48 oz. bag cost less than $10. When I have a food craving, I go grab a hand full for a snack. Cranberries contain powerful antioxidants flavonoids that can help fight protect artery walls from plaque.

Fruits That Reduce Cholesterol

2010-12-22T14:58:00.000-05:00

My doctor says I have a Cholesterol problem. And yes, I kinda tipped the scales last month so I have been doing massive research on this.

Fruits that reduce cholesterol are: blueberries, avocados, cranberries, grapes, and pomegranates.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/239116-fruits-that-reduce-cholesterol/

From the above list I only eat two of those on a daily basis in either a fruit or juice form and those two are: cranberries and pomegranates.

Getting Rid of Plaque in the Arteries

2010-12-22T00:09:00.000-05:00

Lecithin Supplements:

Lecithin is a water-soluble compound or phospholipid that contains choline, phosphatidyl choline and inositol, which aid in lowering blood pressure and getting rid of plaque in the arteries.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4546374_clean-arteries-alternative-remedies.html

I take the CVS Pharmacy "Natural Lecithin 1200 MG (from Soy) - 250 softgels. I waited for the buy one and get one free sale. These softgels are huge... but worth it!

Saffron Kills Cancer

2010-12-21T23:24:00.000-05:00

Doctor Oz said that saffron comes from the inside of a crocus plant, and it is the “gold standard” for spices. Saffron helps to fight off cancer. Dr Oz explained that cancer cells grow through bringing and building their own blood supply in your body. The saffron can actually enter the cancer cells and send a signal that causes the cancer to “commit suicide.” Dr Oz even said that saffron may be the cure for cancer in the future. Saffron is not a cheap spice, it is around $10 per jar, but you only need a small pinch.

http://www.drozfans.com/dr-ozs-advice/dr-oz-saffron-cancer-rosemary-allergies-horseradish-digestion/

I have added Saffron to my diet. I add at least 3 stigmas to all my sauces. Saffron is $10 a jar... but in that jar you get a tiny packet with stigmas in it. So do not think you are getting a full jar. The kind I use is: All Natural Frontier Saffron threads.

Broccoli and Cancer

2010-12-21T23:09:00.001-05:00

Eating cruciferous vegetables, especially broccoli, has been shown to reduce the incidence of breast cancer, which is the leading killer of middle-aged women in the United States. Broccoli nutrition has also been linked to the lowering of lung and colon cancers. In fact, young women who eat a single helping of broccoli each week reduce their chances of developing breast cancer by 40%.

Broccoli Facts - broccoli contains two unique phytochemicals – isothiocyanates and indoles. Isothiocyanates actually boost your liver’s ability to detoxify any carcinogens to which you are exposed. Indoles may prevent cancer by assisting your body to break down the hormones that cause breast cancer cell proliferation.

http://www.detox-for-life.com/broccoli-facts.html